Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: May 2
May 2, 2025 is the 122nd day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 243 days remaining until the end of 2025. The day of the week is Friday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Taurus is your zodiac sign. Emerald is your modern birthstone. Sapphire is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: May 2
- 1559 –John Knox returns from exile to Scotland to become the leader of the beginning Scottish Reformation.
- 1670 –King Charles II of England grants a permanent charter to the Hudson’s Bay Company to open up the fur trade in North America.
- 1757 –End of Konbaung-Hanthawaddy War, and end of Burmese Civil War (1740–1757)
- 1863 –American Civil War: Stonewall Jackson is wounded by friendly fire while returning to camp after reconnoitering during the Battle of Chancellorsville. He succumbs to pneumonia eight days later.
- 1885 –Good Housekeeping magazine goes on sale for the first time.
- 1941 –Following the coup d'état against Iraq Crown Prince 'Abd al-Ilah earlier that year, the United Kingdom launches the Anglo-Iraqi War to restore him to power.
- 1945 –World War II: Fall of Berlin: The Soviet Union announces the capture of Berlin and Soviet soldiers hoist their red flag over the Reichstag building.
- 1945 –World War II: Italian Campaign – General Heinrich von Vietinghoff signs the official instrument of surrender of all Wehrmacht forces in Italy.
- 1964 –First ascent of Shishapangma the fourteenth highest mountain in the world and the lowest of the Eight-thousanders.
- 2011 –Osama bin Laden, the suspected mastermind behind the September 11 attacks and the FBI’s most wanted man is killed by the United States special forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
Who were born on May 2?
- 1932 –Maury Allen, American sportswriter
- 1936 –Michael Rabin, American violinist (d. 1972)
- 1948 –Larry Gatlin, American musician
- 1952 –Christine Baranski, American actress
- 1955 –Donatella Versace, Italian fashion designer
- 1971 –Musashimaru Kōyō, American Samoan sumo wrestler, the 67th Yokozuna
- 1980 –Brad Richards, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1984 –Thabo Sefolosha, American basketball player
- 1985 –David Nugent, English footballer
- 1986 –James Kirk, Canadian actor
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